Why escape strings?
In programming, strings are usually surrounded by quotes. If your text contains quotes (like
He said "Hi"), it breaks the code.
You must "escape" these characters using a backslash (\).
Additionally, multi-line text cannot be pasted directly into languages like Java or JSON. You must
convert line breaks into \n characters.
Supported Languages
- JSON: Always uses double quotes.
- Java / C# / C++: Use double quotes for strings.
- JavaScript / Python: Can use single or double quotes.